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During the Monday morning hearing before Associate Judge Thomas Meyer, he referred to a letter that Zane Seipler attorney Blake Horwitz had sent McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Because what is mentioned in the February 1, 2011, letter may … Continue reading →

Silly me. I thought that the over two-year journey to see whether Associate Judge Thomas Meyer would appoint a Special Prosecutor to look into allegations of wrong-doing by McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren would be over today. Instead Meyer dismissed … Continue reading →

The big news out of Judge Thomas Meyers’ courtroom today is that he announced he will render a decision on March 26. That’s the first day of Spring Break for Crystal Lake Grade School students, probably of bigger importance to … Continue reading →

It’s been a month over two years since former Deputy Sheriff and 2010 GOP primary election opponent Zane Seipler filed his case asking for a Special Prosecutor to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used government resources in his campaign for … Continue reading →

Zane Seipler won a victory over former employer Sheriff Keith Nygren Thursday. Nygren is the man who fired Seipler and against whom Seipler ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary election almost two years ago, plus filed a wrongful termination action … Continue reading →

McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi could be ordered to tell the public whether he ever investigated Sheriff Keith Nygren for “criminal conduct,” if Blake Horwitz, Zane Seipler’s attorney in his effort to get Judge Thomas Meyer to name a … Continue reading →

This is the final section of a long article about the deposition of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, primarily by former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Seipler has … Continue reading →

Mark Gummerson, personal attorney for McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren took over the questioning in the deposition of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. This is the third part of a four-part article concerning that despoliation which Judge Thomas Meyer … Continue reading →

In looking over a copy of the deposition of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi in the case brought by former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler asking for a Special Prosecutor to be named to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used … Continue reading →

For the first time, former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler didn’t have attorney Blake Horwitz representing him. Local attorney Robert Hanlon entered his appearance on the motion by Horwitz to sanction Mark Gummerson, Nygren’s personal attorney, for Gummerson’s behavior during the … Continue reading →

Former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler has filed a response to motions to impose sanctions on his client in his Special Prosecutor case, as well as an additional motion seeking sanctions. The response points out that Nygren attorney Mark … Continue reading →

Based on what happened at the deposition of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi in Zane Seipler’s effort to get a Court-appointed Special Prosecutor to investigate whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used taxpayer dollars to advance his political campaign, Seipler attorney … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s court hearing before Judge Thomas Meyer on former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler’s request that a Special Prosecutor be named to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used taxpayer dollars to advance his political ambitions resulted in another delay. … Continue reading →

I’ve gotten some feedback recently that some readers actually like to read the source documents, rather than summaries of them. That approach certainly eliminates most of the bias. In the long-standing case filed when former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler was … Continue reading →

This is the final installment of Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz’ request that sanctions be levied against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren for actions taken by Nygren, his staff and his attorney James Sotos. Paragraphing and formatting has been added … Continue reading →

This is the third article exploring the counter motion for sanctions filed by Zane Seipler attorney Blake Horwitz. It claims that defendant McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren released confidential information three times in violation of a court order by Magistrate … Continue reading →

This is Part 2 of former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler’s lawyer Blake Horwitz’ request for sanctions against Sheriff Keith Nygren. This motion was filed in response to a request for sanctions against Seipler by Nygren attorney James Sotos in Seipler’s … Continue reading →